Milk-pail



NQGORDY.

MILK PAIL.

(No Model.)

Patented Nov. 6, 1888..

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N. PETERS, Phokb-Liihugrphor. Washington. D, C.

UNITED STnTEs PATENT Ormes.

NICHOLAS CORDY, OF ILANOHESTER, OI'IIO.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,500, dated November 6, 1888.

Application tiled I `ebruar.\v Q1, 1888. Serial No. 264.727. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t Duty concern:

Be it known that I, NrenoLAs Conny, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Blanchester, in the county of Clinton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spent Attachments for Vessels, and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or igures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of this invention and is a vertical section. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the attachment. Fig. 3 is a top view of the spout attachment. Figs. fl, 5, 6, and 7 are details.

My invention relates to improvements in attachments for pails; and it consists in the construction and novel combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth. Y

rIhe object of my invention is to provide a segmental cover that may be detached or attached to ordinary pails of metal, wood, or earthenware.

A further object is attained by so constructing the discharge-opening of the cover that nvarious spouts may be secured thereon.

Referring to the accompanying` drawings, A designates a portion of a pail, and B shows the detachable segmental cover thereon, provided near its outer edge with the short spout G. The spout C has on its upper surface the lockinglug c, designed to enter the L-shapcd opening c of the various detachable spouts. The drawings show detachable spouts designed for special purposes.

D is a spout having the ordinary perforated funnel-shaped outlet for sprinkling.

E shows a inilkstrainer spout, and F is an open short spout provided with an outstanding lip er guard, to which a cloth strainer 'may be secured. As before stated, these detachable spouts are provided with an L-shaped opening, the mouth b of which first engagel the lug` a, and then, upon turning the spout until the lng cornes in contact with the end b', the spout is locked in place.

G is a downwardly-turned flange of the segmental cover B, provided on its inner side throughout ils length with a packing, II, preferably of rubber, intended to lit snugly against the outer upper surface of the pail or vessel. y

I prefer to make the ange G of a single strip of metal by turning its edges inwardly, as shown at c, to engage the edges of the packing II. rlhe flange may then be soldered to the cover l5. It will be observed that the exposed portion of the packing II extends inwardly from the surface of the flange, and by its pressure upon the pail or vessel prevents the discharge of liquid between the pail and flange when the vessel is being emptied of its contents.

K indicates spring-plates extending downwardly from the inner side of the cover B, designed to press against the inner surface of the pail or vessel as a means of securely holding the cover in place.

rIhespring-plates areprovided with an open ing, d, through which a thumbscrew, d', passes into the wall of the wooden vessel.

lo render the device adjustable to vessels of dlierent thick ness,.the springplates K are set on an acute angle to the horizontal plane ol' the cover, so that the outer ends only will bear against the vessel.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In combi nation with the segmental cover having the spout attachment, the [lange G- of the single strip of metal soldered to the cover Il and having its edges turned inwardly to engage the edges ofthe packing H, the springplates extending downwardly from the inner side ofthe cover and pressing against the inner side of the pail,and the thumb-screws d', passing through openings in the spring-plates and N ICI [OLAS GORDY.

X/Vi tnesses:

l?. A. Swinnen, H. C. WAINRIei-rr. 

